Each month, the emerging scholar spotlight presents a recent publication authored by an EARA Early Career Researcher, which appeared in an international journal. The best way to know how our vibrant community of young scholars is contributing to the study of adolescence!

OCTOBER 2017

Sailing Uncharted Waters: Adolescent Personality Development and Social Relationship Experiences During a Year Abroad

Henriette Greischel

Henriette Greischel, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Peter Noack, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Franz J. Neyer, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

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SEPTEMBER 2017

Longitudinal Transmission of Conflict Management Styles Across Inter-Parental and Adolescent Relationships

Soundry Staats

Soundry Staats, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Inge E. van der Valk, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Wim H. J. Meeus, Utrecht University and Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Susan J. T. Branje, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

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AUGUST 2017

Assessing the Psychometric and Ecometric Properties of Neighbourhood Scales Using Adolescent Survey Data From Urban and Rural Scotland

Gina Martin

Gina Martin, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
Joanna Inchley, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
Gerry Humphris, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
Candace Currie, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

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JULY 2017

Well-being, Mental Health Problems, and Alcohol Experiences among Young Swedish Adolescents: a General Population Study

Karin Boson

Karin Boson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Kristina Berglund, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Peter Wennberg, Stockolm University, Sweden
Claudia Fahlke, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

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JUNE 2017

Developmental Change in Loneliness and Attitudes Toward Aloneness in Adolescence

Sofie Danneel

Sofie Danneel, KU Leuven, Belgium
Marlies Maes, KU Leuven, Belgium
Janne Vanhalst, KU Leuven, Belgium
Patricia Bijttebier, KU Leuven, Belgium
Luc Goossens, KU Leuven, Belgium

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MAY 2017

Perfectionistic concerns predict increases in adolescents’ anxiety symptoms: A three-wave longitudinal study

Lavinia E. Damian

Lavinia E. Damian, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
Oana Negru-Subtirica, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
Joachim Stoeber, University of Kent, United Kingdom
Adriana Baban, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania

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APRIL 2017

Dark Shadows of Rumination: Finnish Young Adults’ Identity Profiles, Personal Goals, and Concerns

Elina Marttinen

Elina Marttinen, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Julia Dietrich, University of Jena, Germany
Katariina Salmela-Aro, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

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MARCH 2017

The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure – Revised (MEIM-R): Psychometric Evaluation With Adolescents From Diverse Ethnocultural Groups in Italy

Pasquale Musso

Pasquale Musso, Palermo University, Italy
Ughetta Moscardino, Padua University, Italy
Cristiano Inguglia , Palermo University, Italy

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FEBRUARY 2017

On the Development of Harmony, Turbulence, and Independence in Parent-Adolescent Relationships: A Five-Wave Longitudinal Study

Hana Hadiwijaya

Hana Hadiwijaya, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Theo Klimstra, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Jeroen Vermunt, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Susan Branje, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Wim Meeus, Utrecht University and Tilburg University, The Netherlands

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JANUARY 2017

Is Social Anxiety Associated With Cannabis use? The Role of Cannabis use Effect Expectancies in Middle Adolescence.

Emilie Schmits

Emilie Schmits, University of Liège, Belgium
Cécile Mathys, University of Liège, Belgium
Etienne Quertemont, University of Liège, Belgium

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DECEMBER 2016

The Longitudinal Examination of the Directional Effects Between Perceived Parental Psychological Control and Adolescents’ Self-Reported Externalizing and Internalizing Problems in Lithuania

Goda Kaniušonytė

Goda Kaniušonytė, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania
Rita Žukauskienė, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania

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